Josef Martínez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Mencia.
Josef Martínez
Personal information
Full name Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia
Date of birth (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993
Place of birth Valencia, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Torino
Number 17
Youth career
Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Caracas 36 (8)
2012–2014 Young Boys 38 (4)
2013–2014Thun (loan) 18 (8)
2014– Torino 55 (7)
National team
2011– Venezuela U20 4 (2)
2011– Venezuela 37 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 November, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2016

Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Torino and the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Caracas

Martínez made his debut for Caracas on 21 August 2010 against Estudiantes de Mérida, entering as a substitute in the 70th minute, won 1–0. He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Deportivo Petare on 21 November 2010.[1]

BSC Young Boys

On 3 January 2012 Caracas announced Martínez had been sold to BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League for a period of four years with fellow right-back Alexander Gonzalez. He debuted on 5 February 2012 against Servette FC, which the Young Boys won 3–1. After a string of good performances, Martínez was called up to the Venezuela national team, as well as awarded his first start for Young Boys on 21 October 2012, in which he scored his first goal for the Swiss club with a volley in the 50th minute against Grasshopper Club Zürich.

Thun

After one season in the Swiss capital city, he was sent on loan to Thun. After scoring 8 goals in 18 games with the team from Bernese Oberland, he was momentarily the top scorer in the Swiss Super League and recalled by Young Boys.[2]

Torino

On 7 June 2014 Martínez transferred to Italian Serie A club Torino.[3] He debuted in the third round of the 2014–15 Europa League, won 3–0 against Sweden's Brommapojkarna.[4] He scored his first goal for the Granata in the return leg, won 4–0 in Turin (7–0 on agg.).[5] On 7 December 2014 Martínez scored his first goal in Serie A in a 2–2 draw with Palermo.[6] Four days later, he scored his first brace in the Europa League against Copenhagen, which ended 1–5 in favour of Torino.

On 31 April 2016 he scored his first brace in Serie A, during a 5–1 win away against Udinese.

International career

Martínez made his international debut on 7 August 2011 against El Salvador, coming on as a 76th minute sub.[1]

On 10 November 2016 (matchday 11 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), Martínez scored a hat-trick against Bolivia in a 5–0 win in Maturín.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 November 2016[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caracas 2010–11 21471285
2011–12 15400154
Total 3680071439
Young Boys 2011–12 11000110
2012–13 811091
2013–14 18300183
Total 3741000384
FC Thun 2013–14 188311113210
Total 188311113210
Torino 2014–15 26311133407
2015–16 21321234
2016–17 811192
Total 557431337213
Total career 146278431518536

International

Venezuela national team
YearAppsGoals
201130
201230
201362
201572
2016145
Total369

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 22 May 2013 Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela  El Salvador 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2. 14 August 2013 Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela  Bolivia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
3. 31 March 2015 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Peru 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4. 17 November 2015 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Ecuador 1–3 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 5 June 2016 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Jamaica 1–0 1–0 Copa América Centenario
6. 6 September 2016 Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela  Argentina 2–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 10 November 2016 Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela  Bolivia 2–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 3–0
9. 4–0

References

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